Euro qualifiers: Dembele, Nkunku back in France squad
Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele and RB Leipzig forward Christopher Nkunku are among the players recalled to the France squad named on Wednesday by coach Didier Deschamps ahead of two Euro 2024 qualifiers in for June. Fitness problems meant both players missed France’s opening qualifying matches in March, when they beat the Netherlands 4-0 at home and […]
JUST IN: Edo senator, Urhoghide, dumps PDP
The senator representing Edo South in the ninth Senate, Matthew Urhoghide, has defected from the People’s Democratic Party. Urhoghide’s resignation is contained in a letter read by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over the plenary on Wednesday. However, the party he defected to was not stated in the letter. Details later… Read More
UPDATED: Edo, Ondo lawmakers dump PDP
The lawmakers representing Edo South, Senator Mathew Urhoghide and Ondo Central, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, have both defected from the People’s Democratic Party. The duo made their defection known on Wednesday in separate letters read by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over the plenary. In his letter titled, “Notification of Resignation of My […]
Ghana’s literary giant, feminist, Aidoo dies at 81
Popular Ghanaian author and feminist, Ama Ata Aidoo, has died at the age of 81. In a statement by her family, she died after a short illness, BBC reports The family also requested privacy to allow members to mourn her passing. The late Aidoo in her lifetime received several literary honours and awards, among which […]
Fuel crisis: Marketers confirm petrol price hike to over N500 per litre
Oil marketers, on Wednesday, confirmed the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit popularly called petrol to over N500 per litre depending on the location of purchase. A document that allegedly emanated from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, according to marketers, which contained figures that were described as the “Current NNPC Pump […]
Group, Nasarawa LGA partner to sensitise students on menstrual-health challenges
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, in partnership with the Keffi Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, on Wednesday, sensitised students on the challenges involved in menstrual health and informed of measures aimed at ending its stigmatisation. Speaking at the event, the Medical Director of the Foundation in Nigeria, Dr Emmanuel Nwabueze, said the Foundation aimed at […]
NAPTIP sacks director, four officers for misconduct
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has dismissed a deputy director and four other officers for various offences including bribery, corruption and leaking confidential information to suspects. The Press Officer of the NAPTIP, Vincent Adekoye, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Adekoye explained that the offences range from corruption to […]
Tobacco farming responsible for Africa food insecurity – WHO
The World Health Organisation has blamed the food and nutrition insecurity affecting many parts of Africa on increasing tobacco cultivation. In a message mailed to The PUNCH on Wednesday to commemorate World’s No Tobacco Day, the Regional Director for Africa, WHO, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said more land that should be used for the cultivation of […]
Declare state of emergency in health sector, NARD urges Kaduna gov
President of the Association of Resident Doctors, Kaduna State, Dr Rufai Mahmood-Usman, on Wednesday, called on Governor Uba Sani to declare a state of emergency in the health sector. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, while congratulating Sani and his Deputy, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, Usman said that the association expects the new […]
Court adjourns Obi’s petition over employees illness
The Presidential Election Petition Court has adjourned to June 1, the hearing of the petition by the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi, against the president, Bola Tinubu, following the illness of two key staff members of his legal team. Counsel for the petitioners, Awa Kalu, SAN, persuaded the court to adjourn further proceedings […]